NRCS/SWCD- Jay Fuhrer- Soil Health Specialist‏
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Date: Wednesday, February 4
Time: 9:30- 3:00
Location: Sauk Rapids Government Center, 250 Summit Avenue North, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
RSVP: Number of attendees to John.Crellin@mn.usda.gov by January 23 just for seating purposes.
Agenda
9:30- 12:00 (Jay)
1) Plants and soil function in relation to the Carbon Cycle.
2) Landscapes
a) landscape two hundred years ago
b) what is it today
c) a landscape for the future
Moving from a simple monoculture landscape to a more complex landscape.
3) Field scale
a) Soil Health principles on different farms and ranches
How the resource concerns are addressed
Monitoring tools will include PLFA biology tests, Haney soil tests, and bulk density
Restoring the water and nutrient cycles
*Discussion
Lunch 12:00- 1:00
1:00 – 3:00 (Jay)
4) Team Building
a) Sharing experience and ingredients to success
*Discussion
5) How the soil health timeline evolved in Burleigh County
a) Moving our cropping systems and grazing systems forward
b) The addition of cover crops
c) Role of the District and entire team
Be prepared to share what your District has been doing or intend to do with providing information and demonstration of management practices or systems that affect soil:
§ Nutrient cycling
§ –Water (infiltration & availability)
§ –Filtering and Buffering
§ –Physical Stability and Support
§ –Habitat for Biodiversity
§ -Energy efficiency
§ -Animal health
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